Arbroath Relay for Life wins support of hometown hero
ByThe Courier Reporter
World indoor bowls champion Darren Burnett will lend his support to the relay.
Bowls world champion Darren Burnett has agreed to launch Arbroath’s Cancer Research UK Relay for Life.
Arbroath relay chairman Ian Angus said the local group was delighted he had agreed to perform the honours at the March 22 event.
“It is a measure of the reputation that our predecessors have established for this event over the years that we have been able to secure a world champion to perform the official launch,” he said.
“While many of our teams are already busy fundraising and organising towards the relay weekend in September, we wanted to ensure that the official launch would be something special, to salute their efforts and inspire them to even greater things.”
“Last year’s relay finished on a real high and it seems that everyone wants to be involved this year.
“Registration for this stage is at an all-time high, but there is still room for more teams to join in.
“We have a good mix of new and returning teams, with one team set to participate for the eighth time.”
